Pental (company)

This article is about the Australian manufacturer of cleaning products. For the Japanese manufacturer of stationery, see Pentel.

Pental

Company type	Subsidiary
Founded	1958;67 years ago (1958)
Headquarters	Victoria , Australia
Area served	Worldwide
Website	pental.com.au

Pental Limited is an Australian manufacturer of household chemicals and cleaning products, and a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange. ^[1]

Formerly known as Symex, ^[2] it manufactures, imports, distributes and exports many brands including: ^[3]

• AIM Toothpaste
• Country Life Soap
• Hillmark
• Huggie Fabric Softener
• Janola
• Jiffy Firelighters
• Little Lucifer Firelighters
• Lux Pure Soap Flakes
• Martha Gardener Country Homestead Wool Mix
• Softly laundry care
• Sunlight bar soap and dishwashing liquid
• Velvet soap bar soap and dishwashing liquid
• White King household bleach
• Procell ANZ
• Duracell

In 2025, Pental was acquired by Dulux-Selleys Group. ^[4]

See also

• Australia portal

• Manufacturing in Australia

References

1. "Pental shares surge after signing deal to sell consumer products division to Selleys". 14 September 2023.
2. LaFrenz, Carrie (7 January 2013). "Symex turns a new leaf as Pental". Financial Review. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
3. "Pental Brands - White King, Sunlight, Country Life, Velvet, Huggie, Jiffy and more".
4. "Exciting announcement equals new era for Pental - the Shepparton Adviser".

External links

• Official website
• http://www.ethical.org.au/company/?company=3166
• http://www.investsmart.com.au/shares/asx/SYMEX-HOLDINGS-LIMITED-SYM.asp